Donald Trump Comes Out in Favor of Colin Kaepernick Getting NFL Job 'if He's Good Enough'

President Donald Trump has spent years as an outspoken opposition of NFL players kneeling for the national anthem. He feels that it's an unproductive act of disrespect to the flag, and he's even gone as far as to say that players who refuse to stand for a pregame rendition of the Star Spangled Banner "maybe shouldn't be in the country."

That's why it came as a big surprise Friday when he said that he "would love to see" Colin Kaepernick, the Founding Father of the pregame national anthem protest, back in the NFL "if he's good enough."

During a Q&A with reporters on Friday morning, Trump was asked if he would like to see Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, back in the league after his prolonged absence. The president provided an uncharacteristically diplomatic response, albeit in a defensive tone of voice, claiming he would love to see the QB back in action if his talent still warranted a job in the league.

While many believe that Kaep has been deliberately blackballed from the league by NFL owners, others posit that organizations simply don't feel he's talented enough to warrant the media backlash that his polarizing nature inevitably attracts.

The seemingly random question may have been prompted by a recent video the quarterback posted on twitter in which he declared he's still ready for work in the league.

It'd be nice to see Kaepernick at least get a chance to prove whether he's good enough.